ENT Flashcards
What might uvula deviation indicate in tonsillitis?
Peritonsillar abscess (quinsy)
First and second line treatment for otitis externa
First: Topical aceitic acid spray
Second: Topical combination steroid and antibiotic drops (if hearing loss)
What does bilateral purple swelling of the nasal septum indicate and how is it managed?
Septal haematoma
Urgent ENT review
Sudden onset vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus after a viral infection with horizontal nystagmus and nausea/vomiting
Labyrinthitis
Unilateral tonsillar swelling and fever
Quinsy
Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis with splenomegaly
Infectious mononucleosis
Which antibiotics are avoided in EBV
penicillin
Tonsils which meet in the middle and are covered by a white film that bleeds when you attempt to remove it
Acute bacterial tonsillitis
Episodes lasting 20min of unilateral tinnitus, sensioneural hearing loss and vertigo with a ‘full’ sensation
Meniere’s disease
Acoustic neuroma is similar but more progressive
Bilateral conductive hearing loss and tinnitus with a FHx
Otosclerosis
2 year old with frequent otitis media and delayed speech
Glue ear (otitis media with effusion)
Management of a simple perforated eardrum
Reassure and follow up in 6 weeks
Define otalgia
Ear pain
ABx of choice for otitis media
Amoxicillin
clarithroymycin/erythromycin if allergic
Sudden onset vertigo WITHOUT hearing loss after a viral illness
Vestibular neuronitis
Management of an auricular haematoma
Same day ENT assessment
5 causes of drug ototoxicity
Aminoglycosides, furosemide, aspirin, cytotoxic drugs, NSAIDs
80 year old with sensioneural hearing loss at high frequencies
Presbycusis
Hx of unilateral vertigo and hearing loss with an absent corneal reflex
Acoustic neuroma
What condition is associated with bilateral acoustic neuroma
Neurofibromatosis type 2
Define exostosis
Benign bony growth (conductive hearing loss)
Management of unilateral polyp
Red flag for nasopharyngeal cancer - urgent referral to ENT
First line management of bilateral polyp
Topical corticosteroid therapy
Treatment of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Oral aciclovir and corticosteroids
What is Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
Herpes zoster oticus
Auricular pain progressing to a vesicular rash around the ear, tinnitus and vertigo.
?Facial nerve palsy
4 features of mastoiditis
Persistent earache, conduction deafness, profuse discharge and posterior auricular tenderness
Management of mastoiditis
Refer urgently for IV ABx
Cause of the majority of sudden onset sensioneural hearing loss
Idiopathic
Risk factor for otosclerosis
Pregnancy
Management of vestibular neuronitis
Prochlorperazine in the ACUTE phase (only for a few days)
Then vestibular rehabilitation
Following referral to ENT, how are patients with sudden onset sensorineural deafness treated?
high-dose oral corticosteroids
Interpretation of Rinne and Weber
Rinne result: Air conduction > bone conduction bilaterally
Weber result: Lateralises to unaffected ear
Which nerve palsy is associated with sarcoidosis?
Sarcoidosis
6 associations with nasal polyps
asthma (particularly late-onset asthma) aspirin sensitivity infective sinusitis cystic fibrosis Kartagener's syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome
Does MND and MS cause vertigo?
MND: No
MS: yes
Management of a mouth ulcer for greater than 3 weeks
2 ww to oral surgery
Biggest risk factor for malignant otitis externa
Diabetes
Management of unilateral middle ear effusion in an adult
2ww to ENT
Nasopharyngeal cancer
What is Ludwigs angina?
Cellulitis at the floor of the mouth
Risk in immunocompromised patients with poor dentition
Treatment of otitis externa in diabetics
Ciprofloxacin to cover pseudomonas
Where is little’s area
Anterior nasal septum
When do you treat sinusitis and what do you treat it with?
After 10 days: phenoxymethylpenicillin and intranasal steroids/decongestant
What is the most important part of the tympanic membrane to visualise in a patient with purulent ear discahrge
Attic
Cholesteatoma
Treatment for a perforated eardrum that does not resolve spontaneously
Muringoplasty
Bilateral high-frequency hearing loss
Presbycusis
Globus (feeling of a lump in the throat), hoarseness and no red flags
Laryngopharyngeal reflux
dysphagia, halitosis and regurgitation of undigested food with a mass below the sternocleidomastoid
Pharyngeal pouch
sensation of a lump being stuck in the throat, with no physical findings present
Globus hystericus
When would you treat otitis media with supportive care verus antibiotics
ABx if ear pain and bilateral sx in a child under 2
Systemically unwell child needs ABX
Room spinning for 10 seconds when moving the head
Some nausea, no vomiting, hearing loss or tinnitus
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Diagnosis and treatment of BPPV
Diagnosis: Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre (rotatory nystagmus)
Treatment: Epley manoeuvre
Management of worsening stridor in post-op neck surgery
Urgent removal of sutures and call for senior help
smooth, fluctuant, non-tender unilateral mass that does not transilluminate located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
Branchial cyst
Red flag nosebleeds
Recurrent and unilateral
Is coughing a red flag for nosebleeds
No
ABx for tonsillitis
Phenoxymethylpenicillin for 10 days
What is sialadenitis
Inflammation of the salivary gland
Where are the 3 salivary glands found?
the parotid glands are anterior and inferior to each ear
the submandibular glands lies below the angle of the jaw
the sublingual glands lie beneath the tongue
Chronic cough and peristent headache
Sinusitis
Pain above and lateral to the eye
Temporal arteritis
Shooting pain across the face worse when you touch it
Trigeminal neuralgia
Age of onset of otosclerosis
20-40
Ear pain, epitaxis and cervical lymphadenopathy
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
What is rhinitis medicamentosa and how is it treated?
Rebound nasal congestion brought on by extended use of topical decongestants
Treated by stopping the decongestant
swelling in the subcutaneous tissue of the posterior triangle which transilluminates
Cystic hygroma
midline cyst which moves up on tongue protrusion and does NOT transilluminate
Thyroglossal cyst
Most common bacterial cause of otitis media
Haemophilus influenzae
Management of all post-tonsillectomy haemorrhages
Refer immediately to ENT
If within hours then arrange immediate return to theatre
If a few days later then commonly associated with wound infection (IV ABX)
Failure of all emergency management for epistaxis
Ligation of the sphenopalatine artery in theatre
Management of acute sensorineural hearing loss
Urgent ENT assessment for audiology and brain MRI
What is tachyphylaxis
progressive decrease in response to a given dose
Treatment of epistaxis from an anterior bleeding source that is visualized
Silver nitrate cautery
Remember that a goitre is a thing for neck lumps that move on swallowing
Common tumour of the parotid gland
Pleomorphic adenoma
Examination of menieres
Nystagmus and positive rombergs test
Unilateral symptoms in chronic rhinosinusitis
Referral to ENT
Recurrent ear discharge
Cholesteatoma
Treatment for chronic sinusitis
Nasal irrigation with saline solution
Sudden onset dizziness with headache and difficulty walking
Cerebellar stroke
What infection is tonsillar SCC associated with
HPV infection
pain on palpation of the tragus, itching, discharge and hearing loss
Otitis externa
Age of presentation of cholesteatoma
10-20 years
What increases the risk of cholesteatoma
Cleft palate
Naseptin (chlorhexidine/neomycin) cream contains peanut oil
Complication of thyroid surgery
Damage to parathyroid glands can result in hypocalcaemia causing QT elongation
Elderly patient dizzy on extending neck
Vertebrobasilar ischaemia
Menieres prevention and treatment
Prevention: betahistine
Treatment: prochlorperazine
Treatment of quinsy
IV ABx and surgical drainage
What type of hearing loss is noise related hearing loss
Sensorineural
5 causes of gingival hyperplasia
phenytoin, ciclosporin, calcium channel blockers and AML
management of acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (halitosis, mouth pain and ulceration) with fever
Paracetamol + Oral metronidazole + Chlorhexidine mouthwash
Samter’s triad
asthma + aspirin sensitivity + nasal polyposis
Medication to avoid in asthma
Beta blockers
Aspirin
NSAIDs
Slow growing, painless, mobile lump in the parotid gland of older female
Pleomorphic adenoma
first-line treatment for impacted ear wax
olive oil drops
Management of spreading erythema after otitis externa
Oral flucloxacillin
Management of Ludwigs Angina
999 immediate transfer to hospital
Persistent unexplained hoarseness in a patient aged >45 years old
Urgent referral to ENT and CXR
Adults are generally required to have had a failed trial of hearing aids before having a cochlear implant
Management of children presenting with glue ear with a background of Down’s syndrome or cleft palate
ENT referral
Child under 2 with otitis media
Prescribe abx if bilateral
otitis media with perforation
ABx
Management of pleomorphic adenoma
Routine surgical removal due to risk of malignant transformation
Metastatic SCC in cervical lymph node
Most likely primary site
Nasopharynx